Cook County Treasurer

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Cook County Treasurer
Incumbent
Maria Pappas
since December 1998
Term length 4 years
Inaugural holder Archibald Clybourn
Formation1831

The Cook County Treasurer is the treasurer of county government in Cook County, Illinois

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Office description

The Cook County Treasurer oversees what is the United States' second-largest system of property tax collection and distribution. [1] The office was established in 1831, and since 1835 has been an elected, partisan position. The inaugural holder of the office of treasurer was Archibald Clybourn, an early settler of Cook County. [2]

The treasurer holds responsibility for printing and mailing bills based on data they are provided by other county and state agencies regarding assessments, exemptions, and tax rate. [1]

The treasurer is responsible for the collection of $12 billion in taxes annually from owners of over 1.8 million parcels of property. [1]

The treasurer is responsible for the distribution of tax funds to approximately 2,200 local government agencies with the jurisdiction to collect taxes, including school districts, municipalities, townships, park systems, forest preserve systems, libraries, public health and safety agencies, election authorities, economic-development agencies, and public-works bonds. [1]

The treasurer needs to maintain an investment policy and strategy. [1]

The treasurer is tasked with receiving and safely keeping revenues and other public funds of the county, and all other money authorized by the law to be paid to them, and to disburse these funds in accordance to the law. [1]

Under state law, to assist them with the execution of their duties, the treasurer appoints deputies, assistants, and personnel. [1] The treasurer must file regular reports with the president of the Cook County Board of Commissioners providing summary of the financial status of their office. [1] The treasurer also, per state law, oversees the process of refunding overpayment of taxes. [1]

As of 2022, the salary paid to the elected Cook County Treasurer is $115,500. [3] As of October 2021, the Cook County Treasurer's office has 58 employees and a total annual budget of $12,703,015. [4]

Officeholders

TreasurerTerm in officePartyNotesCite
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Archibald Clybourn1831–1834 [2]
Isaac HarmonMarch 1834–1835 [2]
Henry Kimball1835–1836First elected Treasurer [2]
Samuel J. TrowbridgeMarch 1836–June 1837 [2]
Edward E. HunterJune 1837–May 1838 [2]
John CalhounMay 1838–June 1839 [2]
Nathan H. BollesJune 1839–October 1839 [2]
Isaac CookOctober 1839–August 1843 [2]
Anton GetzlerAugust 1843–August 1847 [2]
William L. ChurchAugust 1847–November 1849 [2]
James LongNovember 1849–November 1851 [2]
Horatio N. Heald1851–1855 [2]
Michael Gleason1855–1857 [2]
Augustus H. Boyden1857–1861 [2]
Jacob Rehm1861–1865 [2]
Jesse M. Allen1865–1867 [2]
Thomas O. Osborne1867–1869 [2]
H.S. Rexford1869–1871 [2]
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Julian S. Rumsey 1871–1873 Republican [2]
Henry B. Miller1873–1875 [2]
Louis C. Huck1875–1877 [2]
S.H. McCrea1877–1879 [2]
William T. Johnson1879–1882 [2]
William C. Seipp1882–1886 Democratic [2]
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John R. Thompson____–1910 Republican [5]
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W. L. O'Connell1910–____ Democratic [6] [7]
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H. R. GibbonsDecember 1918–April 19, 1921 Democratic Elected in 1918; died in office [8]
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Patrick J. CarrApril 20, 1921–____Appointed by Cook County Board of Commissioners on April 20, 1921 [8]
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George F. Harding
Joseph McDonough1930–1934Elected in 1930; died in office [9] [10]
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Robert Sweitzer December 4, 1934–1935 Democratic Elected in 1934, removed from office by vote of the Cook County Board of Commissioners in 1935 [11]
Joseph L. Gill 1935–??? Democratic Appointed in 1935
Herbert C. Paschen1954–1958 Democratic [12]
Francis S. Lorenz 1958–September 1961 Democratic Elected in 1958; resigned to accept appointment as Illinois Treasurer [13] [14] [15]
Bernard J. Korzen [16]
Edward J. Rosewell December 1974–December 1998 Democratic Elected in 1974, 1988, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994 [17]
Maria Pappas December 1998–present Democratic Elected in 1998, 2002, 2006, 2019, 2014, 2018, 2022

Recent election results

Cook County Treasurer general elections
YearWinning candidatePartyVote (pct)OpponentPartyVote (pct)OpponentPartyVote (pct)OpponentPartyVote (pct)
1986 [18] Edward J. Rosewell Democratic 905,190 (68.78%)Richard M. Hetzer Republican 410,909 (31.22%)
1990 [19] Edward J. RoswellDemocratic710,699 (58.03%)Thomas D. EilersRepublican357,673 (29.21%)Charles W. Alexander Harold Washington Party 156,294 (12.76%)
1994 Edward J. RoswellDemocraticJean Reyes PechetteRepublicanRobert J. PettisHarold Washington PartyJohn Justice Populist
1998 [20] Maria Pappas Democratic978,373 (77.79%) Anthony Peraica Republican279,355 (22.21%)
2002 [21] [22] Maria PappasDemocratic998,480 (76.20%)Richard J. DanielsRepublican311,787 (23.80%)
2006 [23] Maria PappasDemocratic1,074,756 (83.70%)Erik PeckRepublican209,253 (16.30%)
2010 [24] Maria PappasDemocratic1,042,318 (77.21%)Carol A. MorseRepublican307,612 (22.79%)
2014 [25] Maria PappasDemocratic1,048,234 (100%)
2018 [26] Maria PappasDemocratic1,447,145 (99.26%)Others Write-ins 10,780 (0.74%)
2022 [27] Maria PappasDemocratic1,063,160 (75.41%)Peter KopsaftisRepublican314,013 (22.28%)Michael Murphy Libertarian 32,577 (2.31%)

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